Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-06-02
LOCAL NEWS


gone to jail to serve out his term
Charles Chamberlain is building al
elegant residence in the south-eas
part of town.
The amount of work transacted
each day in the Larned land office i;
surprisingly large.
The county printing is again being
considered by the board of county
commissioners.
G.. n. & E. r. Moses have bought
the brick stable property of Moses
Brothers & Winstead
Mr.. W. w. P. Clement is going to
put down a handsome flag stone walk
in front of his Broadway property.
BROKER Bros have bought out the
marble yard of Mr.. T. F. Brown, of
Larned, aud moved his stock down to
the Bend.
DIED-On Friday evening. May
81, at 11:30 p. M, Charlie, the infant
son of Will E. and Ora Hays, aged
2 years, 3 months and 3 days.
Several citizens say that our band
boys did themselves and city great
honor in their playing at Ellinwood at
the reunion. They never played bet
ter.
Mr.. Wallace has rented the John
Alefs residence property and will soon
go to housekeeping again. Mrs.
Wallace is expected back in a week
or two.
Mr.. G. Kinnison, of Bedfor d. Iowa,
stopped off the c., X. 81 w to see his
friend, DR.. Connect. Ike all others.
he is favorably imr ,ressed with our
town and county.
Mr., Wm. W ard and Miss Addie
Porter, both of Great Bend, were
married on Wednesday evening at the
residence of Justice John w. Brown,
by Rev. s. III. Enyeart.
The grand Central Owe have heard
that it will wear that name)is going
up on south side of square, and when
completed it will be one of the hand
soonest structures to be found In
Kansas.
The Knights of Pythias held their
election of officers Thursday eve. They
had one of the most interesting meet
ings of the year, and large atten-
dance. D. A. -Banta was elected
@. c., o. V. Dodge, V. c., and
Rube Charles Prelate.
Growing crops between here and
Larncd look we'll. Even wheat we
are inclined to suspect, will agreeably
disappoint the farmers and make a
fair crop. All the farmers, if one
may judge by appearances, are pros
pering. Everything on a Kansas
farm some how always wears thrifty
look.
On Thursday last Max Mather, of
Grant township, was bitten by small
dog supposed to be mad. Max pro-
ceeded to ''kick the stuffin' out of the
animal and then came Immediately
to Great Bend. He visited n. r.
Holmes, who applied his mad stone,
but as the stone would not adhere to
the wound it is believed the dog was
not rabbid.
Pawnee Rock is certainly improv-
ing at a rapid rate. We passed
through the town Friday and were
simply surprised at the multiplying
evidences of prosperity. 1t may be
that we over rate the growth of the
town, but We were surprised at VIVA /
we observed from a car window and,
no doubt, if we should go through
the streets, our surprise would he
greater.
Our street cars, water works, normal
college and $50, 900 depot are coming,
and, along with them, people by the
hundreds; good enterprising people,
those who have money and are not
afraid to spend it, and know good
. thing when they see it. Dent listen
to the curbstone croaker when he says
times are slack; quite a number of
good sales were made yesterday Go
into our real estate offices and see what